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I’ve made no secret in this space of my unabashed admiration for Howard Stern. Long a polarizing figure, whether you love or hate Stern, I would strongly encourage you to consider what he’s been tasked with over the last thirty years: waking up each morning and providing four hours of largely commercial-free entertainment for millions of listeners as they endure their soul-crushing daily commute.

Throughout Stern’s run atop the radio world, one thing has remained constant: he is more than happy to allow those same listeners to provide their own content, as he’ll routinely afford large swaths of air time to his loyal cadre of callers. It’s part of what makes the show unique: as opposed to the sports radio world — where callers are quickly ushered off so as not to take up too much valuable air time before the next break — Stern will engage callers for as long as necessary to extract entertainment value. And those listeners reward Stern for their momentary taste of stardom with undying loyalty.

Stern Show producers are likely on the lookout for new and interesting callers. And perhaps they thought they found just that on May 19, 2015, when “Jimmy from Long Island ” called into the show. But taking that call was one Stern may come to regret.

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